❤️ Reproductive Freedom for All News — November 25, 2025 | Updates and Actions You Can Take Today
❤️ News & Actions: November 25, 2025. Our right to reproductive freedom must be protected. Read the latest updates and join the movement to hold our leaders accountable to the people's will.
Every action counts in the fight for abortion access. Today in ❤️ Reproductive Freedom for All we’re featuring November 25, 2025 news and critical calls-to-action.
MAGA Republicans are relentlessly attacking reproductive freedom, undermining the rights and autonomy of millions of Americans. Their harmful agenda puts personal medical decisions in the hands of politicians, stripping away essential healthcare and endangering lives. We must stand united to protect reproductive justice and preserve the rights of all people to control their own bodies.
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🚫 Abortion Is Once Again Illegal in North Dakota
The state’s Supreme Court reinstated a near-total abortion ban after failing to meet the threshold required to strike it down, making the procedure a felony for providers except in narrowly defined circumstances. Only pregnancies resulting from rape or incest within six weeks, or those posing serious risk to the mother’s life or health, are exempt—leaving the law’s vagueness a major concern for physicians. With no clinics currently operating in the state, critics warn that access to essential reproductive healthcare is effectively eliminated. — The Seattle Times
🧨 South Carolina lawmakers debate abortion bill that could imprison people who receive the procedure
A proposed bill in South Carolina would repeal exceptions for rape, incest and fetal anomalies, redefine embryos as full legal persons, and criminalize abortion to the extent that those who undergo the procedure or help someone to get it could face up to 30 years in prison. The legislation also targets abortion-pills, transport of minors out of state for abortion, certain contraceptives and IVF access. Critics warn it would be one of the strictest abortion bans in U.S. history and would drastically alter reproductive and healthcare access in the state. — ABC News
📉 South Carolina lawmakers debate abortion bill that could imprison people who receive the procedure
A near-total abortion ban being considered in South Carolina has prompted dissent even among conservative groups who oppose abortion, with major anti-abortion organizations declaring the proposal too punitive and legally risky. The measure would expose pregnant people, medical providers and anyone assisting in an abortion to criminal charges, eliminate nearly all exceptions and extend state control into contraception and reproductive care. Legal analysts argue the sweeping scope could ignite constitutional challenges and unintended consequences for providers and patients alike. — Mother Jones
🔎 How ‘defund Planned Parenthood’ came to threaten primary care in rural Maine
A federal budget provision cut Medicaid funding to clinics that provide abortions, triggering one Maine network to halt primary-care services even though fewer than 1% of its visits were for abortion. The policy links unrelated primary-care funding with abortion politics, forcing clinics to reassess operations and patients in rural areas to find new care paths. Advocates warn this could dismantle safety-net services like cancer screenings and STI treatment while elevating abortion-policy battles into broader healthcare access crises. — NPR
🔥 GOP Lawmakers Are Using a Wild Conspiracy Theory to Attack Medication Abortion
House Republicans have sent letters to the EPA asking it to investigate whether trace amounts of the abortion-medication mifepristone are contaminating water supplies and could threaten fertility, advancing a fringe theory that medication abortion has environmental repercussions. The campaign demonstrates how anti-abortion strategy is shifting toward speculative harms, aiming to expand regulation and surveillance of reproductive care beyond conventional limits. Reproductive-rights advocates view the effort as a dangerous precedent linking abortion access to environmental and regulatory architecture. — Truthout
⚖️ Florida is suing Planned Parenthood for racketeering. It’s part of a bigger plan.
The state of Florida filed a lawsuit accusing a large abortion-care provider of racketeering, arguing that each abortion constitutes a predicate offense under state law and seeking billions in damages and sweeping operational restrictions. The case treats abortion provision as organized crime, elevating legal risk for clinics nationwide and reframing abortion access as subject to rack-and-ruin civil liability. Reproductive-health defenders warn the move could disrupt abortion pill access and set new precedents for targeting reproductive care providers. — MSNBC Opinion
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Urge Members of Congress to co-sponsor the Restoring Essential Healthcare Act — a bill to repeal the “defund” of Planned Parenthood health centers by the Trump administration and its allies in Congress led by Sens. Tina Smith (MN) and Patty Murray (WA) and Reps. Laura Friedman (CA-30), Nikema Williams (GA-5), and Chris Pappas (NH-1). Check to see which senators and representatives have already co-sponsored. If they haven’t yet, ask your supporters to urge them to support!
Urge your Members of Congress to fight for health care in government funding
The Trump administration and its backers in Congress shut down the government rather than working across the aisle to address the health care crisis they created. Now, people are facing skyrocketing health care costs due to Republicans’ failure to extend ACA tax credits, along with the devastating impact of the law they passed to gut Medicaid and block patients from accessing essential care at Planned Parenthood health centers. Urge your members of Congress to fight for health care in government funding: ppact.io/care
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Opill:
From Our friends at Planned Parenthood we are sharing information on Opill. Information provided by Planned Parenthood for educational purposes only and not as medical advice.
What it is: Opill is a progestin-only birth control pill approved for over-the-counter (OTC) use for people of all ages—no prescription or ID required.
How it works:
Stops ovulation so no egg is released.
Thickens cervical mucus to block sperm from reaching an egg.
Effectiveness:
99% effective with perfect use; about 93% effective in typical use.
Safety: Safe for most people, including those with high blood pressure, migraines, or who smoke over age 35.
Do not use if you currently have or recently had breast cancer.
How to take it: Take every day at the same time (within 3 hours of the previous dose) to stay protected.
Side effects: Possible temporary headaches, nausea, sore breasts, spotting, or changes in periods—usually subside in 2–3 months.
Access & cost: Available at many pharmacies, online, or the Opill website. Suggested price is about $19.99 per month; buying in bulk online may reduce cost. Planned Parenthood health centers can help you find affordable birth control options.
Information provided by Planned Parenthood for educational purposes only and not as medical advice.
Taking Action for Reproductive Freedom: Why It Matters and What You Can Do
Americans are increasingly anxious and fearful as sweeping abortion bans take hold across many states, threatening the health and rights of millions. Abortion is not only essential healthcare—it has broad public support. Yet 28 million women of reproductive age now face growing barriers to care, putting lives and autonomy at risk. These bans are more than policies; they cause real harm, with stories of suffering already unfolding across the country. Despite the challenges, health centers remain committed to providing critical sexual and reproductive care—from birth control to cancer screenings to, where allowed, abortion services. It's time to listen, take action, and keep politicians out of personal health decisions.
Reproductive freedom is more than a political issue—it’s a fundamental human right that impacts health, equality, and the ability to make decisions about one’s own body. Yet, across the globe and even in many parts of the United States, reproductive rights are under attack. From restrictive laws to misinformation campaigns, the fight for reproductive freedom demands our collective attention and action. Now is the time to rise in defense of these rights, ensuring that everyone has access to safe, legal, and affordable reproductive healthcare. The question is not whether we can make a difference, but how.
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What is the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) ?
The Women's Health Protection Act (WHPA) has been introduced into Congress and will protect a woman's health, ability to make her own decisions, and constitutional rights.
Despite its popularity among most Americans, the Women's Health Protection Act passed in 2021 in the House of Representatives under Democratic Nancy Pelosi's leadership but failed to advance in the Senate due to a Republican blockade.
Click here to view the bill and see how your member of Congress voted. Call, email, and pester them to speak up and show up for the health and well-being of everyone they represent.
People Power United’s Statement on Reproductive Freedom for All
People Power United declares that MAGA Republicans are relentlessly attacking reproductive freedom, undermining the rights and autonomy of millions of Americans. Their harmful agenda puts personal medical decisions in the hands of politicians, stripping away essential healthcare and endangering lives.
In response to recent MAGA shenanigans to harm Americans, People Power United - a progressive grassroots group - issued the following statement:
“We must stand united to protect reproductive justice and preserve the rights of all people to control their own bodies. There is no power like that of the people, and People Power United stands ready to protect our communities against any and all injustices,” said Laurie Woodward García of People Power United.
People Power United will continue to oppose such harm to our community and champion civil and human rights for all.
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